In The Art of Unix Programming (2003) the authors assert simple text formats can be grepped, awked and are easy to compose in a text editor. Hand typing xml is

In The Art of Unix Programming (2003) the authors assert simple text formats can be grepped, awked and are easy to compose in a text editor. Hand typing xml is cruel. But now text editors have perfect syntax highligting and squiggles to pinpoint errors, autocomplete, automatic formatting and toolchains to eliminate errors and extract info. Isnt html or a high level abtraction (like Spectacle) the best tool for the job today? https://formidable.com/open-source/spectacle/docs/#one-html-page https://formidable.com/open-source/spectacle/docs/#one-html-...